RALEIGH – The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will conduct a special meeting by telephone at 10 a.m., Friday, July 29, to consider a variance request from the Village of Bald Head Island.

The Village of Bald Head Island is requesting a variance from the CRC’s rules regarding sandbag use in order to construct a 1,300 linear foot sandbag revetment along the island’s South Beach and the western part of the Point. Informational materials for the variance request will be available on DCM’s website.

Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call can do so at the following Division of Coastal Management offices: